Improvement in head-rests for seats



G. HlLLS.

Head-Rests for Seats Patented Jan. 27,1874.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE HILLS, OF PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT I N HEAD-RESTS FOR SEATS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 146,907, dated January27, 1874; application filed January 7, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE HILLs, of llainville, in the county ofHartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new andusefullmprovements in Head-Rests for Seats; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthis specification.

The nature of my invention relates to an improvement in head-rests forchairs, car-seats, and benches; and it consists in the arrangement andcombination of devices, which will be more fully described hereafter,whereby a cheap, si1nple, and effective rest for the head can beattached to seats of all kinds, and which can be adjusted to any desiredposition to suit the convenience of the user.

The accompanying drawings represent my invention.

a represents a suitable metal standard, having its lower end madeforked, so as to straddle over the top of the seat or chair, to which itis secured by means of the thumb-screw c, carrying the pad (I, toprevent injury to the wood or paint. This standard is made hollow, so asto receive the rod or stem e, having the rest g secured to its upperend. This rod can be adjusted up and down, or turned freely around, soas to adjust the rest'to any desired position, and which is fastened inplace by means of the set-screw h. The pad is jointed or hinged to thetop of the rod, so as to allow it to be adjusted forward or backward, soas to give any desired inclinaton to the users head. Fastened to thefront and rear sides of the plate i, secured to the back part of therest, are the slotted spring-plates 0, which, by means of the screw 1passing through them and the top of the rod 0, hold the rest inclinedforward or,backward,' as may be desired. By means of the verticaladjustment and rotary movement of the rod 0, and the back and forwardmovement of the rest, it will be readily seen that the rest can beadjusted to any position desired.

Having thus described myinvention,I claim 1. The combination of thestandard 6, slotted plates 0, set-screw l, and head-rest g,substantially as set forth.

2. A head-rest composed of the standards a c, set-screws c h l, slottedplates 0, and rest g, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my handthis2d day of January, 1874.

GEORGE HILLS.

Witnesses: I

EDWARD A. KUNKEL, NATHAN ALDEN.

